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Useful Resources for Clinical Research

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Here is a list of some resources related to Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs, hope you will find them useful for your work! More to follow in my next blog….

Useful Resources

1. Directory of pharmaceutical industry-funded clinical trials, free and easy-to-use interface for patients and health professionals alike to ongoing clinical trials, clinical trial results and complementary information on related issues.
Link: http://www.ifpma.org/clinicaltrials

2. Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
Link: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

3. Opportunities for public involvement in clinical research: People in Research helps members of the public make contact with organizations that want to actively involve them in clinical research.
Link: http://www.peopleinresearch.org

4. Regulatory Affairs Professional Society: society of professionals engaged in regulatory affairs.
Link: http://www.raps.org

5. National Institute of Child Health and Health Development: resource for clinical research related information.
Link: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/clinicalresearch/

6. Council For International Organizations Of Medical Sciences
Link: http://www.cioms.ch/index.html

7. FDA Good Clinical Practices: details on regulations around Good Clinical Practices as per FDA guidelines.

Link: http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/default.htm

8. International Organization of Standardization
Link: http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

9. International Conference on Harmonization
Link: http://www.ich.org/cache/compo/276-254-1.html

10. UK Clinical Research Collaboration: a partnership of organizations working to transform the environment for clinical research in the UK.
Link: http://www.ukcrc.org

11. UK Clinical Research Network: The UK Clinical Research Network (UKCRN) supports clinical research and helps to deliver clinical trials and other well designed studies across the UK.
Link: http://www.ukcrn.org.uk

12. Medical Research Council: Medical Research Council (MRC) has been conducting clinical trials to address important public health questions and improve clinical care.
Link: http://www.mrc.ac.uk

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